sustentation
maintenance in being or activity; the sustaining of life through vital processes.
provision with means or funds for upkeep.
means of sustaining life; sustenance.
Origin of sustentation
1Other words from sustentation
- sus·ten·ta·tion·al, adjective
- sus·ten·ta·tive [suhs-tuhn-tey-tiv, suh-sten-tuh-tiv], /ˈsʌs tənˌteɪ tɪv, səˈstɛn tə tɪv/, adjective
- self-sus·ten·ta·tion, noun
Words Nearby sustentation
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How to use sustentation in a sentence
Interest as connected with the sustentation of a certain mode of social life.
A Critical Examination of Socialism | William Hurrell MallockFor this civilisation makes no provision excepting temporary sustentation in hospitals, workhouses or prisons.
London's Underworld | Thomas HolmesAnd so all things appertaining to the sustentation of man, in triple and more exceeded their accustomed prices.
Mary Queen of Scots 1542-1587 | VariousThere are two funds: one subscribed expressly for the building of churches, the other limited to the "sustentation" of incumbents.
The prolonged, delicate, exquisite sustentation of the pictorial tone seems to me a marvel of ingenuity and fancy.
Views and Reviews | Henry James
British Dictionary definitions for sustentation
/ (ˌsʌstɛnˈteɪʃən) /
a less common word for sustenance
Origin of sustentation
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